Index to the Oral History of Admiral Bruce DeMars, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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1 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 271 Index to the Oral History of Admiral Bruce DeMars, U.S. Navy (Retired) Agronsky, Martin NBC correspondent who filmed a program on board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, Air Force, U.S. Student officers at the Armed Forces Staff College in , Alcohol Drinking by officers of the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 156 In the late 1960s the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) carried wine on board until told to ditch it, 121 Drinking by the crew of the Sturgeon in the late 1960s, Amphibious Warfare Exercises in the late 1950s by South Korean Marines on board the attack transport Okanogan (APA-220), Antisubmarine Warfare In the late 1960s-early 1970s, U.S. nuclear submarines provided target services for ASW forces, Role of sonar and SOSUS in submarine detection in the late 1970s, 179 Applied Mathematics, Inc. Company that did development work for the submarine force in the late 1970s, Arctic In the mid-1980s nuclear submarines made a number of voyages that included surfacing in the Arctic, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia Multi-service student body in , Armistead, Reginald Gray In the mid-1980s advised OP-02 on selling the submarine program to Congress, In 1987 inquired about a disputed Navy selection board, In the 1990s was a friend of Admiral Jeremy Boorda, 245 Army, U.S. Student officers at the Armed Forces Staff College in ,

2 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 272 Babcock & Wilcox Company In the 1990s built nuclear reactor cores for the Navy, Bagley, Rear Admiral David H., USN (USNA, 1944) In the early 1970s sought submariners views on Admiral Hyman Rickover, 163 Bagley, Rear Admiral Worth H., USN (USNA, 1947) In the early 1970s sought submariners views on Admiral Hyman Rickover, 163 Bainbridge, Maryland Site of the East Coast Nuclear Power School in the early 1960s, 79, 85 Barr, Lieutenant Jon Michael, USN (USNA, 1961) Served on board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 92, 255 ComSubPac, , 255 Barry, Commodore John, USN The first U.S. Navy officer is honored by a memorial at the Naval Academy, Base Realignment and Closure The submarine Base at New London, Connecticut, was saved from possible closing in the early 2000s, 260 Batfish, USS (SSN-681) Navigation problems on initial sea trials in 1972, 139 Bilyeu, Lieutenant Commander Roland C., USN (USNA, 1954) In the mid-1960s was executive officer of the submarine Snook (SSN-592), Blackfin, USS (SS-322) In the 1950s her commanding officer was relieved for surfacing in the harbor of Vladivostok in the Soviet Union, 32 Blair, Lieutenant Peter S., USN (USNA, 1955) Served on board the submarine Raton (SSR-270) in the late 1950s, Boggs, Representative Corinne Lindy Congresswoman who addressed Admiral DeMars as General during his testimony, 221 Bohannon, Commander William L, USN Commanded the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, , , 147, 255 Bonz, Lieutenant Philip E., USN Trained on the prototype S3G reactor at West Milton, New York, in the early 1960s and later served in the submarine Triton (SSRN-586), 56-57, 77-78

3 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 273 Boorda, Admiral Jeremy M., USN Relationship with the nuclear power program while serving as Chief of Naval Operations, , 252 Committed suicide in May 1996, Bowman, Admiral Frank, USN Served as executive assistant to Admiral DeMars, later headed the Navy nuclear power program, 222, , 253 Browning, Dr. William J. Development work for the submarine force in the late 1970s, Budgetary Considerations/Issues In the submarine directorate of OpNav in the late 1970s-early 1980s, , Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers) Role in DeMars s duty assignments over the years, 33, 58, 88, 113, , 174, 178 Controversy over Navy and Marine Corps selection boards in , , Burke, Lieutenant James G., USN First chief engineer of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in the early 1970s, , 141, 170 Capitaine, USS (SS-336) Operations in the Eastern Pacific in involved mostly training, Enlisted personnel in , 42 Sank a decommissioned ammunition ship for practice around 1960, Caroline Islands U.S. Navy association in the early 1980s, Carter, President James E., Jr. (USNA, 1947) Cost-saving measures inflicted on the Defense Department during his term as President, , 186 Cavalla, USS (SS-244) World War II submarine later preserved as a museum in Texas, Cavalla, USS (SSN-684) Built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in the early 1970s, Launching in February 1972, Initial sea trials in October 1972, Special operations against the Soviet Navy, ,

4 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 274 Propulsion exam in the early 1970s, 170 Decommissioning in 1994, 255 Cheney, Richard B. As a congressman in the mid-1980s, asked for a briefing on submarine intelligence operations, 212 Chicago, Illinois DeMars s boyhood in the city in the 1940s and 1950s, 1-13 DeMars and his brother attended White Sox baseball games in the 1940s, 9 Chiles, Vice Admiral Henry G. Jr., USN (USNA, 1960) As ComSubLant in the early 1990s, 244 Clark, Admiral Vernon E., USN As Chief of Naval Operations, , 260 Cochino, USS (SS-345) Submarine lost off Norway in 1949 after an explosion and fire, Collisions Involving U.S. and Soviet warships in the late 1960s, , Columbia, USS (SSN-771) Last U.S. submarine to be launched by sliding down the ways, 1994, 137 Computers Computerization of torpedo firing tables in the late 1970s, 177 Congress, U.S. OP-02 selling of the submarine program to Congress in the mid-1980s, In the mid-1980s Senator Albert Gore Jr. made submarine voyages to the Arctic, Representative Richard Cheney asked for a briefing on submarine operations in the mid-1980s, 212 Concern in 1987 over a disputed selection board for Navy captains, Testimony to Congress in the 1980s and 1990s on the nuclear submarine program, In 1996 passed a proclamation honoring DeMars, 253 Cook Islands U.S. Navy association in the early 1980s, Cooke, Commander Edward W., USN (USNA, 1946) In the early 1960s commanded the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598), 68-69

5 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 275 Dalton, John H. III Was Secretary of the Navy when CNO Jeremy Boorda committed suicide in 1996, Danzig, Richard J. As Under Secretary of the Navy in the mid-1990s, 263 Daspit, Rear Admiral Lawrence R., USN (USNA, 1927) Served in the early 1960s as Deputy Commander Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Maryland Did tests in the 1990s on nuclear submarine angle problems, 242 DeMars, Admiral Bruce, USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1957) Parents, 1-5, 8-9, 12, 28, 138 Siblings, 1-2, 4, 6, 10 Wife Margaret, 1, 10-11, 20, 24, 27-33, 50-51, 54, 59, 75, 80-81, 103, 112, 117, 124, 129, 138, , , 185, , 199, 267 Children, 26, 33, 54, 59, 81, 112, 114, 118, , Grandchildren, Boyhood in Chicago in the 1940s and 1950s, 1-13, Appointment to the Naval Academy in 1953, 6-7, As a Naval Academy midshipman, , 11, Served in the attack transport Telfair (APA-210) in 1957, 24, Served in in the attack transport Okanogan (APA-220), As a student at Submarine School in , Served in in the submarine Capitaine (SS-336), 41-53, 117 Interviewed for the Navy s nuclear power program in the late 1950s, Attended Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, 1960, Training on a prototype nuclear reactor in West Milton New York, in , 55-59, Served in the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in , 52, Taught at the Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, , From 1964 to 1966 served in the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), Attended Armed Forces Staff College in , 75, Served as executive officer of the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637), , , Taught at Submarine School, , Student at prospective commanding officers school, 1971, Commanded the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) from 1973 to 1975, 127, , , For a few months in 1975 was Deputy Commander Submarine Squadron Ten, , ,

6 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 276 In April 1975 DeMars suffered broken ribs while being lifted from the submarine Greenling (SSN-614) by helicopter, Served on the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board, 170 Commanded Submarine Squadron 12 in , Served as OP-22B, Deputy Director of the Attack Submarine Division, on the OpNav staff, From 1981 to 1983 held three simultaneous billets while serving in Guam, Was Deputy OP-02, , From 1985 to 1988 was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Undersea Warfare (OP- 02), 72, , 222, Served as chief of Naval Reactors for the Navy, 138, Activities since retirement from active duty, 21-23, Disciplinary Problems Minimal in most nuclear submarines in the 1960s and 1970s, Doyle, Vice Admiral James H., Jr., USN (USNA, 1947) Was a student at Nuclear Power School in the early 1960s before commanding a nuclear-powered frigate and becoming OP-03, On the board of the Naval Historical Foundation in the 2010s, 84 Dunn, Vice Admiral Robert F., USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1951) In the late 1980s was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare), OP-05, 205, As president of the Naval Historical Foundation in the 2010s, 256 Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut Built the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the mid-1960s, 118 Built the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in the early 1970s, Nuclear submarine construction in the 1980s-1990s, 137, 221, , , Electronic Warfare In the mid-1960s the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) had the WLR-6 surveillance system, 88-89, By the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, 126 Energy Department Role in the Navy s nuclear power program, , , 229, Enlisted Personnel On board the battleship Missouri (BB-63) in 1954, 17 In the crew of the attack transport Telfair (APA-210) in 1957, On board the submarine Capitaine (SS-336) in , 42, 52 On board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in , 52, 70-73

7 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 277 At Nuclear Power School in the early 1960s, 82 On board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 97, In the crew of the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, 118, , , 155, 164 In the crew of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in the early 1970s, In the crew of the nuclear submarine Greenling (SSN-614) in early 1975, 154 Enterprise, USS (CVN-65) Decision not to decommission the ship in the early 2000s, F4U Corsair Accident involving a carrier plane during a midshipman cruise in 1956, 18 Fagan, Commander John F. Jr., USN (USNA, 1946) Commanded the Nuclear Power School at Mare Island in the early 1960s, Foley, Admiral Sylvester R., Jr., USN (USNA, 1950) Served as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, , 196 Foster, Thomas L. Worked in the Navy s nuclear power program from 1963 to 1994, , 253 Fulton, USS (AS-11) Submarine tender based at New London, Connecticut, in the mid-1970s, , 165, George Washington, USS (SSBN-598) Forward deployed out of Holy Loch, Scotland, in the early 1960s, Gore, Senator Albert A. Jr. In the mid-1980s made submarine voyages to the Arctic, Greenling, USS (SSN-614) Faced problems while en route to the Mediterranean in 1975, , In April 1975 DeMars suffered broken ribs while being lifted from the submarine by helicopter, Griffith, Captain Dwaine O., USN Student at prospective commanding officers school, 1971, In the 1980s ran the Navy s deep-submergence program, Griffiths, Vice Admiral Charles H., USN (USNA, 1946) Served in ballistic missile submarines in the 1960s and 1970s, 74 From 1977 to 1980 was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Submarine Warfare), OP-02, 72,

8 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 278 Guam, Mariana Islands Activities in the early 1980s concerning Guam, the Marianas, and Micronesia, Vestiges of World War II still evident in the early 1980s, 189, 200 Haggerty, Thomas Chief nuclear test engineer for Electric Boat during the construction of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in the early 1970s, Hall, Captain Donald P., USN (USNA, 1950) Commanded Submarine School in the early 1970s, 131 Hayward, Admiral Thomas B., USN (USNA, 1948) Issues in the early 1980s, when Hayward was CNO, on what type of attack submarine to build, Hidalgo, Edward As Secretary of the Navy in the late 1970s, did not choose DeMars to be his executive assistant, Hofford, Captain Robert F., USN (USNA, 1961) Individual who did a great deal over the years on behalf of the Naval Academy, Holt, Captain Edward J. Jr., USMC Served in the mid-1950s as a company officer at the Naval Academy, Holy Loch, Scotland Forward base for the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, 60, 66 Honigman, Steven S. Served as general counsel of the Navy, , 252, 262 Intelligence Special intelligence operations against the Soviet Navy in the mid-1960s by the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), Special operations against the Soviet Navy in the late 1960s by the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637), Special operations against the Soviet Navy, , by the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684), Ireland Irish-born John Barry, the first U.S. Navy officer, is honored by a memorial at the Naval Academy, 22-23

9 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 279 Japan Sasebo was the site of the 1966 change of command for the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), Jenks, Lieutenant Commander Shepherd M., USN (USNA, 1949) In the early 1960s served as engineer and executive officer of the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598), Kelso, Admiral Frank B. II, USN (USNA, 1956) Attended prospective commanding officers school for submariners in 1971, 133 As a detailer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the late 1970s, 178 Chief of Naval Operations, , , , Korea, South Amphibious exercises in the late 1950s by South Korean Marines on board the attack transport Okanogan (APA-220), Kossler, Rear Admiral Herman J., USN (USNA, 1934) Commanded the diesel submarine Cavalla (SS-244) in World War II and attended the commissioning of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in 1973, Laning, Captain Richard B., USN (USNA, 1940) In the early 1960s commanded the forward-deployed submarine tender Proteus (AS-19), 73 Larson, Admiral Charles R., USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1958) DeMars contemporary who rose to high rank, 27-28, 213 Leave and Liberty In Annapolis for midshipmen in the mid 1950s, In the mid-1960s crew members and their families from the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) visited Mexico, , 159 Lehman, John F., Jr. As Secretary of the Navy, was involved in a controversy over Navy and Marine Corps selection boards in , , 231, 261, Leisk, Lieutenant Commander William H. Jr., USN In the early 1950s served in the submarine Blackfin (SS-322), 32 Commanded the submarine Capitaine (SS-336) in the late 1950s, 41-46, 50, Loposer, Commander Avery Kenneth Jr., USN (USNA, 1952) Commanded the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), ,

10 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 280 Los Angeles (SSN-688)-Class Submarines Role of the submarine directorate around 1980 in continuing with construction of the class, SubACS (Submarine Advanced Combat System) developed for the class in the 1980s, 204 Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California Site of Nuclear Power School in the 1960s, 53-54, Mariana Islands Activities in the early 1980s concerning the Marianas and other islands in Micronesia, Vestiges of World War II were still evident in the early 1980s, 189 Marine Corps, U.S. A Marine C-120 aircraft flew DeMars to Yap in the early 1980s, Controversy over Navy and Marine Corps selection boards in , , McCoy, Jan Jenkins In the 1980s was High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific, 190 McHale, Yeoman William (Gannon), USNR In a book published in 2008, wrote about his service as a crew member of the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, 122, , 155, 164 McKee, Admiral Kinnaird R., USN (USNA, 1951) In the mid-1970s commanded Submarine Group Eight in the Mediterranean, In the late 1970s-early 1980s served as Director, Naval Warfare, OP-095, Served as director of the Navy s nuclear power program, , 230, 253 Medical Problems In April 1975 DeMars suffered broken ribs while being lifted from the submarine Greenling (SSN-614) by helicopter, Mexico Visited in the mid-1960s by crew members and their families from the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), , 159 Micronesia U.S. Navy activities in the Marianas, Carolines, and Palau in the early 1980s, Mies, Admiral Richard W., USN (USNA, 1967) Served in the late 1970s on the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board, 170

11 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 281 Served as EA to DeMars, later was Commander in Chief Strategic Command, 222 Chairman of the Naval Submarine League, 264 Missiles On board the Polaris submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, 61, The nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) fired a SubRoc in the late 1960s, Tomahawk missiles on board U.S. submarines in the 1980s-2010s, Missouri, USS (BB-63) Training cruise for midshipmen in the summer of 1954, Mystic, Connecticut Pleasant home life for the DeMars family in the 1960s and 1970s, 114, , 129, , NR-1 Nuclear-powered Navy research vessel, 261 Naha, Okinawa Port in which the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) received logistic and intelligence support during special operations in the mid-1960s, 94, , 103, , 157 National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland In April 1975 DeMars suffered broken ribs while being lifted from the submarine Greenling (SSN-614) by helicopter and was treated at Bethesda, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland Appointment process for DeMars in 1953, 6-7, 11 DeMars played lightweight football in the mid-1950s, 7-8 Relationships between officers and midshipmen in the mid-1950s, 13-14, Athletics in the mid-1950s, Academics in the mid-1950s, Summer training cruises in the mid-1950s, Liberty in Annapolis for midshipmen, mid-1950s, Fundraising for the academy, 21 Memorials at the academy, Naval Historical Foundation Role in the early 21st century, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California In the early 1960s some of the officer students were drafted involuntarily into the nuclear power program, 86-87

12 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 282 Naval Reserve, U.S. Seaman John Melvin, a reservist, served on board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport, Rhode Island Role of in the late 1970s, 177 Navigation On board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 91, 101 Navigation problems on the initial sea trials of the submarine Batfish (SSN-681) in 1972, 139 On the initial sea trials of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in 1973, The nuclear submarine Seawolf (SSN-575) ran aground during a training exercise in the Gulf of Maine in 1968, New London, Connecticut Homeport for Submarine Squadron Ten in the mid-1970s, 153, , , Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Nuclear submarine construction in the 1980s-1990s, , 221, 235, 242, 258 News Media NBC correspondent Martin Agronsky filmed a program on board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, In 1987 The Washington Post published a revealing article about a disputed selection board for Navy captains, , New Zealand U.S. Navy association in the early 1980s, Nichols, Lieutenant Commander Christopher O., USN (USNA, 1961) Commanded the nuclear submarine Greenling (SSN-614) in the mid-1970s, , Nimitz, Fleet Admiral Chester W., USN (USNA, 1905) Based on Guam in 1945 while serving as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, 187, 197, 200 Nuclear Power Program Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover interviewed DeMars for the program in the late 1950s-early 1960s, Nuclear Power School at Mare Island in the 1960s, 53-55, Training on the S3G prototype reactor in West Milton New York, in , 55-59, 77-78

13 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 283 In the early 1960s some of the officer students of the Naval Postgraduate School were drafted involuntarily into the nuclear power program, Prospective commanding officers school, 1971, Construction of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) at Electric Boat in the early 1970s, Role of the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board in the late 1970s, During DeMars s tenure as director, , 138, When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, U.S. submarine construction dropped dramatically, Initial sea trials for new submarines, 1980s-1990s, Interviews with candidates for the program, , Decommissioning of nuclear-powered cruisers in the 1980s-90s, 258 Disposition of reactors from nuclear-powered warships, Nuclear Weapons On board the Polaris submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, 61, Okanogan, USS (APA-220) Ship s officers in , Operations in included a deployment to the Western Pacific, O Keefe, Sean Brief tenure as Secretary of the Navy, , 233, 261 Okinawa The nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) received logistic and intelligence support at Naha during special operations in the mid-1960s, 94, , 103, , 157 O Leary, Hazel R. As Secretary of Energy, , , 252 OP-02 Role of the submarine directorate around 1980 in continuing with construction of the Los Angeles (SSN-688) class, As one of the three major warfare barons in the Navy in the early and mid-1980s, , Selling of the submarine program to Congress in the mid-1980s, , , Oversaw nuclear submarine voyages to the Arctic in the mid-1980s, OP-095 Office of Director, Naval Warfare, on the OpNav staff in the 1980s,

14 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 284 Osborn, Captain James B., USN (USNA, 1942) In the early 1960s commanded the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598), 61-63, 66-68, 72 In the mid-1960s was chief of staff to Commander Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet, 75, 117 Owens, Vice Admiral William A., USN (USNA, 1962) In the early 1990s was DCNO for Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessments, 237 Paisley, Melvyn R. In the 1980s shifted funds to pay for SubACS (Submarine Advanced Combat System, Palau Islands Vestiges of World War II were still evident in the early 1980s, 189 U.S. Navy involvement in the early 1980s, Patton, Lieutenant Commander James H. Jr., USN (USNA, 1960) In the early 1970s served as the first executive officer of the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684), Pay and Allowances For Naval Academy midshipmen in the mid-1950s, 27 DeMars was not able to qualify for extra pay for being in the nuclear program, 174 Photography Through-the-periscope intelligence photos taken by the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, Polaris Missiles Rapid development program in the late 1950s, On board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, 61, Price, Representative Charles Melvin Congressman whose wife christened the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in 1972, Spoke at the Cavalla s commissioning in 1973, 146 Proctor, Commander Erman O., USN Served on the staff at Submarine School in the late 1950s, Promotion of Officers Controversy over Navy and Marine Corps selection boards in , ,

15 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 285 Propulsion Plants The prototype S3G reactor was used for training at West Milton, New York, in the early 1960s, 55-59, On board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, On board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 95 On board the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684) in the early 1970s, , , 170 Role of the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board in the late 1970s, Inspection visits during DeMars s tenure as director of the Navy s nuclear power program, , 138, In Virginia (SSN-774)-class submarines, , 243 Initial sea trials for new nuclear submarines, 1980s-1990s, Disposition of reactors from decommissioned nuclear-powered ships, Proteus, USS (AS-19) In the early 1960s was a forward-deployed tender in Holy Loch, Scotland, 73 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington Role in the disposition of reactors from decommissioned nuclear-powered ships, Punaro, Arnold L. In 1987 was a Senate staffer at the time of a disputed Navy selection board, Racial Issues Harmonious racial climate on board the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, Raton, USS (SS-270) Operations in the Southern California area in the late 1950s, 44 Religion In Guam shortly after World War II, 200 In Micronesia in the early 1980s, 188, Reynolds, Rear Admiral J. Guy, USN (USNA, 1959) In the mid-1980s, at NavSea, ran the program for SubACS (Submarine Advanced Combat System), Rickover, Admiral Hyman G., USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1922) Proponent of education, 25 In the late 1950s-early 1960s interviewed DeMars for the Navy nuclear power program, 47-49

16 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 286 Ran the nuclear power program in the 1950s-80s, 53, 64, 70, 79-80, 81, 84-85, , 163, , 183, 185, 220, 223, 225, , , 248, 252 Royal Navy Housing in the early 1980s for British naval attachés serving in Washington, D.C., Sam Rayburn (MTS-635) Serves at Charleston as a moored training ship for the Navy s nuclear power program, Sasebo, Japan Site of the 1966 change of command for the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), Scotland Holy Loch was the forward base for the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, 60, 66 Seabees Projects in Micronesia in the early 1980s, , Sealion, USS (LPSS-315) Sinking of the decommissioned submarine in 1978, 176 Seawolf, USS (SSN-575) Ran aground during a training exercise in the Gulf of Maine in 1968, Seawolf (SSN-21)-Class Submarines SubACS (Submarine Advanced Combat System) developed for the class in the 1980s, 204 When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, U.S. submarine construction dropped dramatically, Selection Boards Controversy over Navy and Marine Corps selection boards in , , Severance, Lieutenant (junior grade) Laverne Stanard Jr., USN (USNA, 1957) Student at Nuclear Power School in 1960, Shellman, Rear Admiral Curtis B. Jr., USN (Ret.) In the late 1960s commanded the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637), In the mid-1970s commanded Submarine Squadron Ten, 146, , , 165, 169 Worked for Electric Boat after his retirement from active duty, 169,

17 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 287 Ship Handling On board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 90-92, Difficulties around State Pier in New London, Connecticut, in the mid-1970s because of currents in the Thames River, Problems in handling nuclear submarines in the 1990s, Siskin, Edward Served as Admiral Hyman Rickover s representative at the Electric Boat shipyard in the early 1970s, , 140 Smith, Rear Admiral Dickinson M., USN (USNA, 1955) Served in the late 1970s-early 1980s as OP-22, Director of the Attack Submarine Division, on the OpNav staff, 182 Smith, Captain William D., USN (USNA, 1955) Served as a detailer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the late 1970s, 175 Snook, USS (SSN-592) Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, commissioned in 1961, 207 In the mid-1960s had the WLR-6 electronic surveillance system, Ship handling in the mid-1960s, 90-92, Special intelligence operations against the Soviet Navy in the mid-1960s, Suicide attempt in the mid-1960s by one of the ship s officers, Drinking by the boat s officers in the mid-1960s, 156 Sonar On board the ballistic missile submarine George Washington (SSBN-598) in the early 1960s, On board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 90-91, In the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, 119, Role in submarine detection in the late 1970s, SOSUS (Sound Surveillance System) Role in submarine detection in the late 1970s, Soviet Navy Submarine operations in the mid-1960s, Special intelligence operations against the Soviet Navy in the mid-1960s by the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), Special intelligence operations against the Soviet Navy in the late 1960s by the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637), Collisions involving U.S. and Soviet warships in the late 1960s, , Special operations against the Soviet Navy, , by the nuclear submarine Cavalla (SSN-684), Soviet submarines got more and more quiet as the 1970s and 1980s progressed, 162, 179,

18 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 288 Soviet Union In the 1950s the commanding officer of the submarine Blackfin (SS-322) was relieved after surfacing in the harbor at Vladivostok, 32 Patrols in the vicinity by the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, U.S. submarine construction dropped dramatically, 232 Sturgeon, USS (SSN-637) Operations in the Atlantic in the late 1960s, , Special operations against the Soviet Navy in the late 1960s, Enlisted crew members in the late 1960s, 118, , , 164 Harmonious racial climate in the late 1960s, Decommissioning in 1994, 255 SubACS (Submarine Advanced Combat System) Developed in the 1980s for the Los Angeles (SSN-688) and Seawolf (SSN-21) classes, Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut Saved from possible closing in the early 2000s, 260 Submarine School, New London, Connecticut Training for prospective submarine officers in , Revision of the curriculum in the late 1960s-early 1970s to reflect the increasing role of nuclear submarines, Submarine Squadron Ten Home-ported in New London, Connecticut, in the mid-1970s, 153, , , Submarine Squadron 12 Role of in development issues in the late 1970s, Sinking of the former submarine Sealion (LPSS-315) in 1978, 176 Submarine Warfare Training at Submarine School in , Training operations by the submarine Capitaine (SS-336) in the Eastern Pacific in , Relationship between diesel submariners and nuclear submariners in the mid-1960s, 113 Special intelligence operations against the Soviet Navy in the mid-1960s by the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), Special intelligence operations against the Soviet Navy in the late 1960s by the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637),

19 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 289 Revision of the Submarine School curriculum in the late 1960s-early 1970s to reflect the increasing role of nuclear submarines, Role of Submarine Squadron 12 in development issues in the late 1970s, Issues in the early 1980s on what type of attack submarine to build, Subroc Test firing by the nuclear submarine Sturgeon (SSN-637) in the late 1960s, SubSafe Program Implementation on board the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s following the loss of the Thresher (SSN-593) in 1963, Telfair, USS (APA-210) Attack transport that was decommissioned soon after DeMars reported aboard in 1957, Thunman, Vice Admiral Nils Ronald, USN (USNA, 1954) As executive officer of the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 91, 98, Service in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the late 1970s, 174 Served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Submarine Warfare), OP-02, 201, Tomahawk Missiles On board U.S. submarines in the 1980s-2010s, Torpedoes On board the submarine Capitaine (SS-336) in , Sinking of the former submarine Sealion (LPSS-315) in 1978, 176 Computerization of torpedo firing tables in the late 1970s, 177 Total Quality Management/Leadership Not embraced by the nuclear submarine community in the early 2000s, 228 Triton, USS (SSRN-586) The prototype S3G reactor was used for training at West Milton, New York, in the early 1960s, Trost, Admiral Carlisle A. H., USN (USNA, 1953) Served as Chief of Naval Operations, 213, 216, 226 Turner, USS (DD-834) Training cruise for midshipmen in the summer of 1956, Virginia (SSN-774)-Class Submarines Funding for in the early 1990s, , 235

20 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 290 Design characteristics, , 243 Vladivostok, Soviet Union In the 1950s the commanding officer of the submarine Blackfin (SS-322) was relieved after surfacing in the harbor at Vladivostok, 32 Patrols in the vicinity by the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in the mid-1960s, 101, Ward, Rear Admiral Norvell G., USN (USNA, 1935) Served in the early 1960s as Commander Submarine Squadron 14, 71, 74 Washington Post, The In 1987 published a revealing article about a disputed selection board for Navy captains, Watkins, Captain George C., USN (USNA, 1944) Older brother of future CNO James Watkins, he commanded the stores ship Mars (AFS-1) in , Watkins, Admiral James D., USN (USNA, 1949) Commanded the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592), , , 147, 156, 159 Served as Chief of Naval Operations, 201, , 252 As Secretary of Energy, , Webb, James H., Jr., Captain, USMC (Ret.) (USNA, 1968) Served as Secretary of the Navy, 215 White, Captain Steven A., USN In the early 1970s worked for Admiral Hyman Rickover in the Navy s nuclear power program, 133, 136, 182 In the late 1970s was in the submarine directorate of OpNav, 182, 185 Wilber, Ensign James R., USN (USNA, 1957) DeMars roommate who was married in Idaho soon after graduating from the Naval Academy, 20, 29 Wilkinson, Rear Admiral Eugene P., USN As Commander Submarine Flotilla Two in the late 1960s, banned wine on board his submarines, 121 Wood, Midshipman Noel T., USN (USNA, 1954) Leadership style at the Naval Academy in the mid-1950s, 14 Served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the mid-1960s, 113

21 ADM Bruce DeMars, Index Page 291 Wright, Captain Richard M., USN (USNA, 1941) Was badly burned in 1949 during a fire on board the submarine Cochino (SS-345), 43 As Commander Submarine Division 51 in the late 1950s, administered the process by which DeMars qualified in submarines, Yap, Caroline Islands U.S. Navy association in the early 1980s, Yates, Captain William K., USN (USNA, 1948) Commanded the nuclear submarine Snook (SSN-592) in , 89 Zumwalt, Admiral Elmo R., Jr., USN (USNA, 1943) His Z-gram directives in the early 1970s had more impact on the surface Navy than on aviation or submarines,